2018 Idaho elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Elections in Idaho

Governor
Main article: 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election

Republican Governor Butch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.[1]

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Little 361,661 59.8%
Democratic Paulette Jordan 231,081 38.2%
Libertarian Bev Boeck
Constitution Walter Bayes
Total votes

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little will not run for re-election to a third full term and will instead run for governor.[3]

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristin Collum 52,417 88.2
Democratic Jim Fabe 6,987 11.8
Total votes 59,404 100.0

Republican primary
Declared

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janice McGeachin 51,098 28.9
Republican Stephen J. Yates 48,269 27.3
Republican Marv Hagedorn 26,653 15.1
Republican Bob Nonini 26,556 15.0
Republican Kelley Packer 24,513 13.8
Total votes 177,089 100.0

General election

Results
Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristin Collum 240,355 40.3%
Republican Janice McGeachin 356,507 59.7%
Total votes 596,862 100%

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced on September 7th 2017 that he will run for re-election to a fifth term.[8]

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce S. Bistline 47,637 100.0
Total votes 47,637 100.0

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) 157,064 100.0
Total votes 157,064 100.0

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".[9]

Results
Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce Bistline 203,283 34.6%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) 384,791 65.4%
Total votes 588,074 100%

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced on April 19, 2017 that he will run for a second term.[10]

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Humble 42,611 74.8
Democratic Joseph Chastain 14,361 25.2
Total votes 56,972 100.0

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent) 157,014 100.0
Total votes 157,014 100.0

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".[11]

Results
Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Humble 222,073 37.5%
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent) 370,654 62.5%
Total votes 592,727 100%

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Crane will not run for re-election to a sixth term.[12] No Democrats filed to run for this race.

Republican primary
Declared

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie A. Ellsworth 60,482 36.8
Republican Tom Kealey 55,657 33.8
Republican Vicky J. McIntyre 48,310 29.4
Total votes 164,449 100.0

General election

Results
Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Ellsworth 465,109 100%
Total votes 465,109 100%
Republican hold

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf has announced he will run for re-election to a second full term. He is unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge Woolf.

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent) 154,375 100.0
Total votes 154,375 100.0

General election

Results
Idaho State Controller election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent) 465,105 100%
Total votes 465,105 100%
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced on December 16, 2016 that she will be running for re-election to a second term.[15]

Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon has filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017. [16]

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Wilson 49,565 74.8
Democratic Allen Humble 8,051 25.2
Total votes 57,616 100.0

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent) 103,071 58.9
Republican Jeff Dillon 71,856 41.1
Total votes 174,927 100.0

General election

Results
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Wilson 288,488 48.5%
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent) 305,977 51.5%
Total votes 594,465 100%

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.

Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Raúl Labrador has announced that he will not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he is instead running for Governor.

Candidates
Declared

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Mike Simpson hasn't announced whether or not he will run for reelection in 2018.

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References
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  2. "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. Dentzer, Bill (June 28, 2016). "Brad Little, Idaho's governor-in-waiting, commits to 2018 run". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. "Meridian Sen. Marv Hagedorn announces lt. governor bid". Meridian Press. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor". 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  7. "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  8. "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  9. Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  11. Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  12. "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  13. "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  14. "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  15. Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  16. TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post". KTVB. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  17. Snyder, Michael. "It's Official: Michael Snyder Is Running For Congress, and He Wants to Turn Over the Tables In Washington D.C." Charisma News. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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